The Kenyan mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is an endangered tragelaphine antelope sub¬species, endemic to the Aberdare, Mount Kenya, Cheranganis Hills, and the Mau Forests Complex, with only a few individuals left in the Eburu, Maasai Mau and South Western Mau. The species has undergone a drastic decline in all these forests with limited information on the exact number of animals, though inferential figures stand at less than 100 individuals mainly confined to the Aberdare and Maasai Mau.In 2003, bongo repatriation from the USA was initiated to establish a sustainable, in situ managed bongo population at the Mt. Kenya Game Ranch (MKGR) from which multiple wild-population recovery strategies could evolve. The principal objective of this project was to establish an in situ captive breeding program, in a natural setting, as the first phase of several conservation steps required to reintroduce mountain bongos to the wild. The project aimed to re-establish a viable and self-sustaining population in the bongos native habitat. The repatriated bongos are currently in enclosures pending their proposed release into the wild. Other conservation measures have been undertaken alongside the repatriation to conserve and understand various biological aspects of the bongo in the wild. These have been through concerted efforts between the government, various stakeholders and conservation agencies.The bongo species recovery strategy relies on the support and collaboration of the relevant government agencies, local communities and NGO's.This National conservation and management strategy for the mountain bongo, developed through a consensus driven process, seeks to ensure that genetically viable populations of bongo persist in their natural habitat, within Kenya by:• agreeing on appropriate conservation goals for Kenyan bongo populations;• identifying the full breadth of issues that may impact on achieving these goals;• identifying courses of action that will maximize the chance of success;• engaging the knowledge, skills, and support of stakeholders in the action planning process;• developing the criteria by which success will be evaluated

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